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Field-assisted birefringent Compton scattering

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arxiv 2212.03350 v1 pith:YPS7NRGV submitted 2022-12-06 hep-ph hep-thphysics.optics

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keywords birefringentfieldcomptoncontributionelectronsexternalscatteringstrong
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Motivated by experimental initiatives such as the Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields (HIBEF), we study Compton scattering of x-rays at electrons in a strong external field (e.g., a strong optical laser) with special emphasis on the polarization-changing (i.e., birefringent) contribution on the amplitude level. Apart from being a potential background process for the planned vacuum birefringence experiments, this effect could be used for diagnostic purposes. Since the birefringent signal from free electrons (i.e., without the external field) vanishes in forward direction, the ratio of the birefringent and the normal (polarization conserving) contribution yields information about the field strength at the interaction point.

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